WAN-Ifra’s India Expo in September will include sessions for ‘quick learning’ in what is expected to be the world’s second-largest newspaper trade event.
This year’s 21st annual conference includes Publish Asia and presentation of the Asia Media Awards during a gala evening.
The conference has three parallel tracks – the Printing Summit for production and technology executives, Newsroom Summit for editors, and Crossmedia Advertising Summit for advertisement and business executives.
Organisers promise a top line-up of topics and speakers from India and abroad.
Among confirmed exhibitors at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre from September 11-13 are ABB, Atex, CCI Europe, Ferag, Goss, Kohli Graphics, manroland Web Systems, Manugraph, Mitsubishi, Newstech, PPI Media, red.web, Tolerans, QI Press Controls and QuadTech.
Side include the free ‘quick learning sessions’ on topics such as 3D printing, digital storytelling and publishing on tablet devices. These will be held in a dedicated ‘media port’ in the expo.
WAN-Ifra board member K N Shanth Kumar, who is a director of The Printers Mysore says the event comes at a time when the industry is looking for innovative solutions to augment growth. “Suppliers and publishers can expect to benefit from mutual interactions. Bangalore provides the ambience necessary for such interactions and new learning,” he says. “We invite everyone to come to Bangalore and to be inspired by new ideas that the event promises to provide.”
More than 600 conference delegates 1500 expo visitors – from all the south Asian countries and Gulf states – are expected.
For the event update, visit www.wan-ifra.org/events/india2013or email infoindia@wan-ifra.org